Question 1

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) combined the various unfunded mandates Congress has imposed over the years into three block grant programs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution declares that the powers the Constitution does not delegate to the national government or deny to the states are

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A)  reserved to the states or to the people.
B)  reserved for county and municipal governments.
C)  to be exercised only through specific legislation passed by Congress.
D)  relatively few and rarely exercised.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a constitutional mechanism for the three branches of government to check and balance each other?

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A)  the president's ability to veto congressional legislation
B)  the congressional right of stare decisis
C)  the Senate's power to approve or reject executive appointments
D)  the Supreme Court's power of judicial reviewE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Until 2013, states had not been required to recognize same-sex marriages legalized in other states, despite the full faith and credit clause, because of

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A)  the comity clause.
B)  the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.
C)  the privileges and immunities clause.
D)  the supremacy clause.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The first Supreme Court decision since the New Deal that limited claims of federal authority under the commerce clause was

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A)  Barron v. Baltimore.
B)  United States v. Lopez.
C)  McCulloch v. Maryland.
D)  Dred Scott v. Sandford.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Wherever there is a direct conflict of laws between the federal and the state levels, the issue will most likely be resolved in favor of states' rights.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The fact that the framers established a federal system in which the states retained a significant amount of the power they had under the Articles of Confederation is an illustration of the importance of the

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A)  institution principle.
B)  rationality principle.
C)  history principle.
D)  policy principle.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Though the Constitution does not explicitly grant the federal government power to establish and prosecute crimes occurring within the states, over time Congress has created a large body of federal criminal law to prosecute crimes that occur in more than one state, such as the Federal Kidnapping Act. The power of Congress to enact such statutes comes from the implied powers granted by which clause in the Constitution?

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A)  full faith and credit clause
B)  supremacy clause
C)  privileges and immunities clause
D)  necessary and proper clauseE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

The main issue in the 1824 case Gibbons v. Ogden was the question of the power of the state of New York to grant a monopoly to

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A)  the New York Times as the sole newspaper in New York City.
B)  an electrical utility to run lines through New York City.
C)  a railroad company to lay tracks from New York City ports to the state capital of Albany.
D)  a steamboat company to operate between New York and New Jersey.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Well into the twentieth century, most efforts by Congress to regulate commerce were blocked by the Supreme Court's interpretation of the idea of federalism, with the primary barrier being a limited concept of

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A)  free trade.
B)  full faith and credit.
C)  command economy.
D)  interstate commerce.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

In the 2006 Supreme Court decision Gonzales v. Oregon, the Supreme Court held which of the following?

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A)  A state cannot sue the government to block the implementation of the Patriot Act.
B)  The federal government has the authority to allocate water resources from one state to another.
C)  Senator Robert Packwood cannot prevent the publication of his diaries if they were part of the record of court proceedings.
D)  The federal government cannot overrule state laws determining how legal drugs should be used.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

How has the growth in the power of the federal government been a solution to various collective action problems?

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Question 13

The federal government created block grant programs to

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A)  give states more discretion over how to use federal money.
B)  consolidate the power of the national government.
C)  consolidate funds targeted at states and localities into manageable regional groupings.
D)  circumvent Supreme Court rulings that invalidated legislative vetoes.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

The role of the judicial branch in the separation of powers has depended on

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A)  the power of the courts to exercise judicial review.
B)  whether the Supreme Court justices can form six-vote majorities to override presidential vetoes.
C)  presidents' noninterference with the appointment of U.S. attorneys.
D)  the size of the Supreme Court relative to the U.S. Congress.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Limiting government by dividing it into two levels (national and state) , each with sufficient independence to compete with the other, is called

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A)  federalism.
B)  separation of powers.
C)  representation.
D)  checks and balances.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

In 1973, at the height of the oil shortage, a national speed limit of 55 miles per hour was imposed on the states by congressional legislation that threatened withdrawal of highway funds if state legislatures failed to lower allowable speeds. This is an example of encouraging state behavior through

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A)  grants-in-aid.
B)  an unfunded mandate.
C)  dual federalism.
D)  layer cake federalism.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

The shift from dual federalism to cooperative federalism in the 1930s increased the role of the federal government over domestic policy. One consequence of this shift was

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A)  the elimination of state sovereignty.
B)  a strengthening of the states' rights coalition in Congress.
C)  a decrease in the use of grants-in-aid.
D)  an increase in lobbying in Washington by business interests.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

The power delegated by the state to a local unit of government to manage its own affairs is called

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A)  home rule.
B)  rule of the interior.
C)  vesting power.
D)  jurisdictional decree.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Two or more states reach a legally binding agreement about how to solve a problem that crosses state lines through

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A)  statutory bargain.
B)  a compact.
C)  a bill of attainder.
D)  transaction clause.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which constitutional amendment was adopted to address the Antifederalists' concerns that a strong central government would encroach upon the power of the states?

Accepted Answer

A)  First Amendment
B)  Tenth Amendment
C)  Thirteenth Amendment
D)  Seventeenth AmendmentE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution declares that the powers the Constitution does not delegate to the national government or deny to the states are

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The shift from dual federalism to cooperative federalism in the 1930s increased the role of the federal government over domestic policy. One consequence of this shift was

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In 1973, at the height of the oil shortage, a national speed limit of 55 miles per hour was imposed on the states by congressional legislation that threatened withdrawal of highway funds if state legislatures failed to lower allowable speeds. This is an example of encouraging state behavior through

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Which constitutional amendment was adopted to address the Antifederalists' concerns that a strong central government would encroach upon the power of the states?

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